Best Middle Schools in Washington

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WCAS and SBAC test scores by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 534)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
301	Blue Heron Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 San Juan Ave	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 680-5661	222	14	15.6	53.6%	169 (76.1%)	5 (2.3%)	25 (11.3%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	$23,485			$3,335			$20,150	40.7	53.5	230	71		530684001305
302	Carmichael Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Thayer Drive	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6425	791	39	20.4	49.6%	489 (61.8%)	15 (1.9%)	212 (26.8%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (5.9%)	$15,687			$330			$15,358	40.6	37.8	316	14		530732001091
303	David T. Denny International Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 SW Kenyon St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9000	722	45	16.1	58.3%	179 (24.8%)	148 (20.5%)	204 (28.3%)	88 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.7%)	81 (11.2%)	$23,858			$741			$23,117	40.6	34	343	40		530771001913
304	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	419	12	33.7	4.8%	366 (87.4%)	6 (1.4%)	26 (6.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,829			$940			$9,889	40.5	33.7	347	43		530462003022
305	Alderwood Middle School	Public	7-8	1132 172nd St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7579	679	34	20.2	54.8%	219 (32.3%)	80 (11.8%)	228 (33.6%)	108 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	33 (4.9%)	$17,525			$585			$16,940	40.4	40.7	307	2		530240000329
306	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2661	875	41	21.5	58.9%	397 (45.4%)	13 (1.5%)	423 (48.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.5%)	$17,653			$2,031			$15,622	40.2	36.2	328	22		530522000785
307	Blaine Middle School	Public	6-8	975 H Street	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 332-8226	471	23	20.3	46.1%	298 (63.3%)	6 (1.3%)	104 (22.1%)	26 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.6%)	$17,958			$615			$17,342	40.1	37	321	14		530057000131
308	Republic Middle School	Public	6-8	30306 E Highway 20	Republic	99166	Ferry County	Republic School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 775-3327	86	3	24.7	68.6%	69 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)	$5,134			$251			$4,884	40	17.1	462	154		530726002949
309	Elma Middle School	Public	6-8	805 West Main	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Elma School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 482-2237	324	19	17.4	65.7%	209 (64.5%)	2 (0.6%)	80 (24.7%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	$17,407			$1,397			$16,010	39.9	38	315	6		530249002060
310	Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Wilson	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6400	659	35	18.8	58.4%	401 (60.8%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.7%)	$17,874			$329			$17,545	39.7	37.1	319	9		530732001250

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, WCAS Science test scores released by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.